Defining Dynamic Addresses - Cisco Linksys SFE1000P Reference Manual

Defining Dynamic Addresses

The Dynamic Address Table contains the MAC addresses learned by monitoring the source address
for traffic entering the switch. When the destination address for inbound traffic is found in the
database, the packets intended for that address are forwarded directly to the associated port.
Otherwise, the traffic is flooded to all ports.
The Dynamic Page contains parameters for querying information in the Dynamic MAC Address
Table, including the interface type, MAC addresses, VLAN, and table storing. The Dynamic MAC
Address table contains information about the aging time before a dynamic MAC address is erased,
and includes parameters for querying and viewing the Dynamic MAC Address table. The Dynamic
MAC Address table contains address parameters by which packets are directly forwarded to the
ports. The Dynamic Address Table can be sorted by interface, VLAN, and MAC Address.
The Dynamic Page contains the following fields:
• Aging Interval (secs) — Specifies the amount of time the MAC address remains in the
Dynamic MAC Address table before it is timed out, if no traffic from the source is detected.
The default value is 300 seconds.
• Clear Table — If checked, clears the MAC address table.
In the Query By section, select the preferred option for sorting the addresses table:
• Interface — Specifies the interface for which the table is queried. The query can search for
specific ports or LAGs.
• MAC Address — Specifies the MAC address for which the table is queried.
Chapter 9: Defining Address Tables
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